Every moment is a fresh beginning. Every breath is a new chance.

The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities.

The goal of Buddhist practice is not to escape from the world but to transform our relationship with it.

In the moment of love, awareness is very strong. Use that awareness, that strength of consciousness, to look into yourself.

If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.

Happiness is not about getting what you want, but wanting what you've got.

The development of insight is gradual, but the realization of truth is sudden.

The master's introduction is direct recognition of one's own nature. Meditation is maintaining the continuity of this recognition.

If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.

The mind that sees its own nature becomes free from all extremes.

Recognize the emptiness of all phenomena, but do not become attached to emptiness itself.

The more precisely you note, the more clearly you understand. The more clearly you understand, the stronger your insight becomes.

Expectations are the thieves of joy.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Meditation is not about getting away from it all. It's about getting into it all.

Real freedom is not about controlling our experience, but about being free within our experience.

All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in death.

Misery ceases to exist when we stop reacting to sensations.

When one sees with wisdom that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, one is liberated from suffering.

The movement of love is what creates the beauty in our lives.

When you see forms or hear sounds fully engaging body-and-mind, you intuit dharma intimately.

The precious pot containing my riches becomes my teacher in the very moment it breaks.

We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It's just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

Meditation is not about trying to change ourselves. Meditation is about being aware of what is.

Meditation is the road to happiness.

Your mind is like a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.

Since all things are empty of inherent existence, anything is possible. If things had inherent existence, nothing would be possible.

You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can't solve your own doubts. Investigate yourself to find the truth - inside, not outside.

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything. When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything.

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.